Alexander Palace

The Alexander Palace (Russian: Александровский дворец, romanized: Alexandrovskiy dvorets, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəfskʲɪj dvɐˈrʲets]) is a former imperial residence near the town of Tsarskoye Selo in Russia, on a plateau about 30 miles (48 km) south of Saint Petersburg. The palace was commissioned by Catherine the Great in 1792.

Due to the privacy it offered when officially resident in St Petersburg, the Alexander Palace was the preferred residence of the last Russian Emperor, Nicholas II and his family; its safety and seclusion compared favourably to the Winter Palace during the years immediately prior to the Russian Revolution. It was the birthplace of Nicholas II's eldest child Olga, while the rest of his children were born in the Peterhof Palace. In 1917, the palace became the family's initial place of imprisonment after the first of two Russian Revolutions in February which overthrew the House of Romanov during World War I. The Alexander Palace is situated in Alexander Park, not far from Catherine Park and the larger, more elaborate Catherine Palace. After undergoing years of renovation, the Alexander Palace opened in Summer 2021 as a state museum housing relics of the former imperial dynasty.

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Alexander Palace zajmuje 199. miejsce na 3812 w rankingu rozpoznawalności zamków tego atlasu i 8. wśród 67 obiektów w Rosji. Powstał w 1793 i jest starszy niż 15% datowanych obiektów atlasu — jeden z 274 obiektów atlasu powstałych w XVIII wiek. Zobacz w statystykach zamków, jak wypada Rosja.

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